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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1998
Page
1
Redcliff RCMP responded to a residence after a reported fight involving weapons. Stuart Fenwick Mason, 32, faces charges of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. He is scheduled to appear in Medicine Hat Court on dan. 20. A second adult male faces pending charges.
The Loyalist Volunteer Force said it shot New Year revelers in a Belfast Clifton Tavern, killing Eddie Trainor and wounding five Catholics. The attack, linked to retaliation for Billy Wright’s Maze prison death, aims to derail ceasefires and peace talks in Northern Ireland. Mayor Alban Maginness condemned the violence, calling it a bid to end the peace process.
The Red River flood in Manitoba, described as the worst of the century, spurred a coast to coast relief effort as 28 000 people were evacuated and aid poured in from across the country. The story was named Canada’s top news item of 1997 by 46 editors and directors in the CP Broadcast News poll.
Medicine Hat welcomed Zacharay Kenneth Toth as the first baby of 1998, born at 3:21 a.m. weighing 7lb 5.5oz. Parents Ga il and Dave Toth report a fast, smooth delivery and plan to go home soon. Other newborns across Canada share the first-baby title with several infants born just after midnight in Quebec Ontario Atlantic Canada and Alberta.
Bovar Inc. reaches a settlement with the Alberta government over six environmental charges related to the Swan Hills plant after opting to avoid a trial. The deal, to be presented April 20, could result in a total fine around 1.5 million dollars, including three settled charges tied to the October 1996 incident and three reporting failures from 1995 and 1996.
Michael Kennedy 39, son of the late senator Robert Kennedy, died from head injuries after slamming into a tree while playing ski football with family on Copper Bowl slope at Aspen Mountain resort New Year’s Eve. Ski patrol aided him. he was taken to Aspen Valley Hospital. A priest administered last rites and his body was later flown to Massachusetts. toxicology found no alcohol or drugs.
Christine and Clarence Schramm run the Rainforest Reptile Refuge Society in Surrey B C. Their 300 exotics must leave a warehouse up for sale and moving could cost over 100000 dollars. Only 327 dollars raised. They must relocate and expand the collection.
Calgary lawyer says a civil suit filed by Deloitte & Touche, Bre-X Minerals trustee, shows John Felderhof was negligent as Bre-X director but not fraudulent. The Cayman Islands action claims breach of duties while Felderhof served as chief geologist and senior executive, with the lawyer calling it a major victory.
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